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The wife booked a table here to celebrate my birthday last week.
First impressions were ok in as much that there was a reasonable crowd in and there seemed to be a lot of activity from behind the open plan kitchen counters.
I went for the sampler plate (3 different cuts for £18.00) plus a portion of ...

New WSM 57cm purchased and really pleased with build quality and glad I went for the larger version.
Just a question about use of 'restaurant' lumpwood charcoal in it - user guide suggests only briquettes. Is there any reason for this? Will lumpwood really cause damage to the smoker?
Plan to fire it ...

Thanks for the comments - just pleased to see that going for the larger 57cm is the way forward, albeit a bit more money.
Just another question to put out there - should the smoker be fired up with no food for the first use??

I'm sure that this question has been asked before (and many times) but would appreciate feedback and comments with pros and cons.
In the market for a bullet new smoker (finally got the wife to agree!)and from what I've read so far, these 2 products seem to come out on top.
All advise gratefully ...

Thanks,
Up into the loft to dig out the cooler box!!

Hi,
Can anyone recommend a good container for allowing meat to rest, without losing temperature too quickly. Have seen mention of the Cambro food holders but these I guess are commercial quality and the prices reflect this.
Any suggestions or tips gratefully received. I have a bbq planned for this ...

The wife had persuaded me to be part of a shopping trip to Nottingham last Saturday (this is after the planned trip to the Norfolk coast was postponed due to bad weather forecast) - agreed as long as we could eat at Red's.
Arrived at approx 3.30pm and told that there would be about a half hour wait ...

Wish I had found the site years ago!
Have already had a good look at the Goulden's site and will be in touch with Paul very soon - have relied on a local tree guy for supplies that go into a wood burning stove and occasionally pick out bits that I think will be ok for the smoker.
Info and advice ...

Hi, My name is Julian and I have been trying to master and improve my BBQ skills for quite a few years!
Equipment outdoors include an offset smoker and a large Baligrill (from Denmark)plus a really old kettle BBQ. Also have a Nordic stove top smoker - I know that this is not a purist outdoor cooker ...